Loved Beyond Measure Growth Ruler

DIY Furniture Flip: Refinished Solid Maple Dresser in Classic White

In this tutorial, I’m sharing how I completely transformed a solid maple, Canadian-made dresser into a fresh, modern piece that’s both timeless and functional. Originally a tired chest of drawers, this sturdy maple beauty got a full makeover — from sanding and priming to a crisp classic white finish and new stainless steel bar and knob hardware . The result? A clean, elegant dresser with five easy-glide drawers that looks right at home in any bedroom, guest room, or entryway. Follow along to see each step of the refinishing process and how a little paint and hardware can give solid wood furniture a brand-new life.

I recently created a custom growth ruler for a Grandma for her granddaughters first birthday. She had every detail planned which made it much easier then some.

She wanted a rustic worn grey board so I chose Fusion Mineral Paint's little lamb and lamp white along with Homestead House milk paint in confederate grey, PERFECT!

Homestead House milk paint confederate grey was brushed on as first coat which absorbs easily into the solid spruce 8" wide board. (usually they are 6" wide but this will have more hand painting then usual)

Then Fusion Mineral Paint's little lamb was dry brushed over when dry for the worn distressed look.

All the layers were sanded smooth when dry using my new SurfPrep RAD sanding pads. To seal all these layers I brushed on a clear coat of sealer.

For all my hand painting I set the words and font and size all on my computer first, once it is ok'd by the customer I print out and place on the ruler.

The words are then traced onto the board and the hand painting begins. When it was all complete, another coat of clear sealer is applied with a brush.

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